Plum and Hempfield Area are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Plum Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Hempfield Area Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Plum's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Hempfield Area's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Plum's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Ringgold on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Plum's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Plum saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Hempfield Area had just enough and edged Norwin out 10-9 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hempfield Area.
Carson Shuglie was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Ethan Minerva was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Plum's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Hempfield Area, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Plum came up short against Hempfield Area in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, falling 12-7. Can Plum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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